Posted by snapper on April 8, 2004, at 22:15:05
In reply to KLONOPIN and alcohol? how long should i wait?, posted by jerimycoplo on April 8, 2004, at 21:16:18
jc, I used to struggle with the time lapse and safety thing in re: to when most of the K is out of my system and when it would be ok to have a few drinks-sometimes I would'nt take anything but .5 to 1 mg of K in the am -to get me through the day-knowing I was going to drink that night!
Everybody reacts differently. from what you said about the time of dosing in relationship to having a few drinks is probably *safe*!
I know you have extreme anxiety like a lot of people do and you still want to drink, but I reallly think you you are scaring the crap out of yourself!! It is good to be knowlegdeable and informed on the risk and what not of meds in your system and then being totally sure that it ok to drink,however at the same time -you might want to consider this...NOT an expert opinion, just my personal experience and thoughts... I would say this: If you are gonna drink, it's ok just don't worry about a very small amt. of K causing you any serious problems short term or long.I would definitely not take 10 to 20 mg or more of K then drink half a fifth of scotch, you might end up doing some real harm there!! Like I said to you In a post a few days back, I used to drink like a fish, and you said that you did 'nt drink that much. Yes I most always exercized as much caution and prudence when I was on meds and drank!! Bottom line being if you drink just space it out and use reasonable caution-I could be wrong here but I honestly think that if you were going to have any potential for harming yourself, it would be much easier to do by mixing say ...a lot of alcohol and barbiturates, and weed and a whole ton of other stuff. It does'nt sound like you are mixing exotic and potentially lethal cocktails of drugs of un-known origin and what not. So just remember to use 'caution ' and try not to worry about when the drug is half out of you system, & try to recognize that the small amt of K you are taking, on an as needed basis and the amt of alcohol you drink is not going to kill you!! I know it's very hard-but try and relax and give yourself some grace.:)
snapper
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